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wrest — [rest] v [T always + adverb/preposition] [: Old English; Origin: wrAstan] 1.) formal to take power or influence away from someone, especially when this is difficult ▪ They are fighting to wrest control of the party from the old leaders. 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wrest — [ rest ] verb transitive 1. ) MAINLY JOURNALISM to get land, power, or possessions from someone, usually by fighting: Russia wrested control of the northern Caucasus in the 19th century. 2. ) FORMAL to pull something away from someone using force … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wrest — [[t]re̱st[/t]] wrests, wresting, wrested 1) VERB If you wrest something from someone else, you take it from them, especially when this is difficult or illegal. [JOURNALISM or, LITERARY] [V n from n] For the past year he has been trying to wrest… … English dictionary
wrest — v. & n. v.tr. 1 force or wrench away from a person s grasp. 2 (foll. by from) obtain by effort or with difficulty. 3 distort into accordance with one s interests or views (wrest the law to suit themselves). n. archaic a key for tuning a harp or… … Useful english dictionary
wrest — UK [rest] / US verb [transitive] Word forms wrest : present tense I/you/we/they wrest he/she/it wrests present participle wresting past tense wrested past participle wrested 1) mainly journalism to get land, power, or possessions from someone,… … English dictionary
wrest — verb (transitive always + adv/prep) formal 1 to take power or influence away from someone, especially when this is difficult 2 to pull something away from someone violently: I wrested the photograph from his grasp … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wrest — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. turn, pull, twist; tear away, snatch, grab. See distortion, acquisition, extraction. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. twist away from, take, jerk, pull, wrestle, extract, wring, grab. III (Roget s… … English dictionary for students
wrest´er — wrest «rehst», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to twist, pull, or tear away with force; wrench away: »After much pulling and tugging he wrested the stick from the jaws of the dog. 2. to take by force: »The nobles wrested the power from the king. 3.… … Useful english dictionary
Wrest Park — is a country estate located near Silsoe, Bedfordshire, England. It comprises Wrest Park, a Grade I listed country house, and Wrest Park Gardens, also Grade I listed, formal gardens surrounding the mansion.Wrest ParkThe present house was built in… … Wikipedia
Wrest — Wrest, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wrested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wresting}.] [OE. wresten, AS. wr?stan; akin to wr?? a twisted band, and wr[=i]?n to twist. See {Writhe}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To turn; to twist; esp., to twist or extort by violence; to pull of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
